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GOP Sees Road to Revival Starting at Guantanamo

Fights Over Prison Closure, Transfer and Treatment of Detainees Gives Republicans Momentum for First Time Since Election

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Greg Hitt,

Naftali Bendavid and

Evan Perez

Updated May 23, 2009 11:59 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON -- Republicans have been able to drive the Washington agenda for the first time in months, and dent the top two Democrats' armor, by hammering away on antiterror policy and keeping the debate squarely in the GOP comfort zone of national security.

Some Republicans see in events of the past two weeks -- the culmination of a carefully developed GOP strategy and missteps by Democrats -- the beginning of a political comeback,...